Gun background checks set Ohio record in December

6:43 AM,
Jan. 4, 2013

Written by

Russ Zimmer
CentralOhio.com

The Sandy Hook Elementary shooting and the ensuing calls for gun control appear to have helped spur record sales in Ohio, according to new figures from the FBI.

Licensed firearms dealers in the state queried the National Instant Criminal Background Check System a record 102,531 times in December and almost 40 percent more than the previous record. Overall in 2012, Ohio dealers ran 629,215 names through the NICS, an increase of more than 34 percent compared to 2011.

Prospective buyers are screened before the cashier rings up any sale involving guns or explosives at a federally licensed shop. ...